JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://corandom.net/jquery-ui-1.8.11.custom.css">
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.1/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<a href="http://google.com">
    <select>
        <option>A</option>
        <option>B</option>
    </select>
</a>

JavaScript

$( "a" ).on( "click", function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    event.stopPropagation();
});