JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<a href="www.google.com" target="_blank">Go to google</a>
<button id="link-button">Go to google proxy</button>
JavaScript
$(function(){
var i =0;
$('a').on('click', function(){
i++;
$('body').append('<div>link clicked : ' + i + ' times</div>');
})
$("#link-button").on('click', function(){
$('a').click();
});
});